News
Singapore seals open skies agreements with 4 countries
Singapore seals open skies agreements with 4 countries
OSAs with Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica and Rwanda allow carriers full flexibility to introduce services when opportunities.
Smartflex Holdings Limited lists on SGX
Entry as Catalist's 134th member with S$18mln market capitalisation aimed to catch up with new technologies.
Frasers Centrepoint acquires Starhub Centre for $380mln
Addition of 333,000sq.ft building in the heart of Orchard Road will extend FCL's land to 2.2mlnsq.ft.
Leader Environmental Technologies Limited lists on SGX
The company with $92.74mln market capitalisation wants to raise its profile in China's environmental protection industry.
ST Engineering's electronics arm increases Telematics Wireless stake
STEE-InfoComm now owns 96.66% stake in Telematics by adding 2.73% more.
Marina at Keppel Bay bags ‘5 Gold Anchors' rating
The up-scale area for boats and yachts on Keppel Island was recognised for its excellence in services and facilities.
Three residential sites up for sale
The Urban Redevelopment Authority has released residential sites at Boon Lay Way, Simei Street 3 and Stirling Road for sale, with potential yield of about 1,180 housing units.
SingPost to issue S$200mln notes
SingPost is said to be the stock to watch after the postal services operator announced its plan to issue S$200 million worth of 10-year fixed-rate notes.
ACRA and SGX ink guidance for stronger audit quality
ACRA believes that an effective audit function is a key pillar of a sound corporate governance.
Regulatory risk tops list of threats to business
Managing talent and dealing with emerging markets fastest risers in annual risk radar.
June home sales down to 847 units
Despite stronger than expected growth in GDP estimates for 2010, buying interest is seen to remain selective.
M1's H1 2010 profit up 1.5% to $80mln
The company will exploit new all fibre network technology to draw more retail and corporate customers.
Q2 global real estate investment doubles to $66bln
In Asia Pacific there was 39% increase in investment volumes in the first 6 months of this year.
Tiger Airways celebrates awards with Malaysia route discount
2 top prizes from Changi Airline Awards 2010 made Tiger slash fare to 9 cents to Malaysian cities.
Singapore achieves double-digit growth even in double-dip scenario
Morgan Stanley revises 2010 GDP forecast up to 16% with potential sequential pullback on biomed.
GDP grows by 16.9% but service sector lags
The Singapore economy may have grown 16.9 percent in the first quarter of 2010, but advance estimates show services producing industries will have the least improvement for Q2.
Fraser and Neave issues clarification letter to BT
Business Times published an article about F&N’s announcement on 13 July that it is ending its deal with Boncafe International.
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